Results for "Smithsonian's NMNH Local Edition (Blog)"
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Music in the Castle 1854–1862
- Date: February 12, 2019
- Description: As part of the Smithsonian Year of Music 2019, the Smithsonian Castle Collection curator chronicles music in the Castle during its early years.
Where Are Archives Going? Impressions from SAA 2012
- Date: August 30, 2012
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Impressions from the Society of American Archivists 2012 Annual Meeting on how archives are transforming themselves in the 21st century.
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Women's History Month: Celebrating 6 years!
- Date: March 4, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Follow along with the Smithsonian Institution Archives as we celebrate Women's History Month!
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Link Love: 9/3/2010
- Date: September 3, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="190" caption="Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., NASA flight surgeon William Douglas and equipment specialist Joseph W. Schmidt leave crew quarters prior to the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, February 1962, NASA on the Commons."][/caption] NASA has joined the Flickr Commons! Go and check out some of their historical images. Our readers and Flickr
Archives Puzzles: Memorial Day
- Date: May 31, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: This Memorial Day, try to put together puzzles from images in our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.
Missed Connections
- Date: February 3, 2022
- Creator: Hannah Byrne
- Description: For Valentine’s Day, we’re digging into some local love stories that started at the Smithsonian.
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website
- Date: October 5, 2021
- Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.
- Blog Post
New Identification of Scopes Trial Photos—Thanks to You!
- Date: August 11, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
On Expedition with Waldo Schmitt
- Date: July 31, 2018
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s true, some of Dr. Waldo LaSalle Schmitts field books are worth tens of thousands of words.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Margaret Simmons Vining
- Date: August 3, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Margaret Simmons Vining was a museum specialist and later curator of armed forces history at the National Museum of American History from 1983 until her death in 2018.In addition to curating major exhibitions and building the division’s collections, she founded and supervised the Smithsonian Archive of Women’s Military History. Together with her longtime collaborator and life
Sketching with William Henry Holmes
- Date: December 8, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: Celebrate the life and work of William Henry Holmes with coloring pages created from sketches in his field notes!
Link Love: 12/25/2015
- Date: December 25, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Keep it in perspective: a new view of earth by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. [via Info Docket]A digital re-creation of the 1796 Shakespeare Gallery from the University of Texas at Austin's online project, What Jane Saw. [via Hyperallergic]For locals, a little bit of history on the DC street names...and why there's no J street. [via Ghosts of DC]The evolution of toy